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The Wild allow the fewest shots per game in the NHL — 21.4 — and are a plus team in terms of puck possession in the offensive zone. . . . They won 2-1 in Buffalo Monday night, with Josh Harding starting in goal. They called up goalie Darcy Kuemper from Iowa of the AHL on Monday and he might face Toronto. . . . . Wild rookies Justin Fontaine and Mathew Dumba scored their first NHL goals in a 5-1 win over Dallas on Saturday night. Stars coach Lindy Ruff said of the Wild. “They’re doing a nice job on the other end of the rink. They’ve got a lot of good puck possession and they’re winning the battle of the possession clock in their own end.” . . . The Wild blocked 10 shots and had 15 takeaways, frustrating the Stars all game long. “We’ve talked about how we want to be a puck-possession team and how defending is a lot easier when you have the puck,” Wild coach Mike Yeo said. “I like the way that we defend. I like the structure that we have. But, again, we’d much rather force them to defend than put ourselves in that position.”

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